46 SETONINO. 



Mode of inserting a Seton. — The seton is commonly made of tow 

 and horse hair plaited together, or cord or coarse tape alone, or lea- 

 ther. It should be tolerably thick, and eight, ten, or twelve inches 

 in length. Before inserting the seton, it should be dipped in oil of 

 turpentine. The seton being now prepared, an assistant is to hold 

 the animal, while the seton-needle, with the cord affixed to it, is 

 plunged into the upper edge of the brisket or dewlap, and brought 

 out again towards its lower edge : the space between the two open- 

 ings should be from four to eight inches. The seton is to be secured 

 by fastening a small piece of wood, or tying a large knot at either 

 end of the cord. Matter will begin to run the second day, and, after 

 that, the cord should be drawn backwards and forwards two or three 

 times every day, in order to irritate the parts, and by this means in- 

 crease the discharge. 



When setoning is had recourse to in inflammatory complaints, the 

 cord should be dipped in the following blistering ointment: — 



Blistering Ointment. — Take yellow basilicon, one ounce ; cantharides, in powder, 

 three drachms ; spirit of turj>entine, two fluid drachms. 



This ointment will be found to act efficaciously and quickly in stimu- 

 lating the parts to action, and hastening on the suppurative process. 



The root of the common dock forms a very good seton, and one 

 that will act speedily and powerfully ; but the best of all, where a 

 considerable effect is intended to be produced, is the root of the black 

 hellebore. This will very quickly cause considerable swelling as 

 well as discharge. 



CHAPTER V. 



COLD AND COUGH HOOSE. 



A SIMPLE cold, attended by slight cough and discharge from the 

 nostrils, is easily removed. Warm housing, a few mashes, and the 

 following drink, will usually succeed : — 



RECIPE (No. I). 

 Cough and Fever Drink.— Take emptic tartar, one drachm ; powdered digitalis, 

 half a drachm; and nilre, three drachms. Mix, and give in a quart of tolerably 

 thick gruel. 



There are few things, however, more dangerous, if neglected, than 

 cough or hoose ; and there are few maladies that are so often ne- 

 glected. 



The farmer will go into the cow-house, or into the pasture, again 

 and again, and hear some of his cows coughing, and that perhaps 

 hardly, or hollowly, or painfully ; but, while they continue to chew 

 the cud, and do not waste in flesh, he thinks little about it, and suffers 

 them to take their chance. 



